''The Story of Phạm Tải and Ngọc Hoa'' (''Phạm Tải – Ngọc Hoa'') is an anonymous 18th Century Vietnamese language
epic poem of 934 verses.
The poem belongs to the genre of vernacular
nôm script verse poems which includes ''
Phạm Công – Cúc Hoa'', ''
Nhị độ mai
''Nhị độ mai'' (二度梅, "The Plum Tree Blossoms Twice") is a Nôm poem of Vietnam.Asian and African studies - Volume 9 - Page 201 Slovenská akadémia vied. Kabinet orientalistiky - 1974 "Besides artistic poems, poems were written on the b ...
'' ("The Plum Tree Blossoms Twice"), ''
Lục súc tranh công'' ("The Struggle of the Six Animals"), the tale of
Thạch Sanh, the tale of
Chử Đồng Tử
Chử Đồng Tử (Chữ Hán: 褚童子) is the name of a famous Vietnamese divine being, one of " The Four Immortals" "Tứ bất tử" in traditional Vietnamese mythology. In legend Chử Đồng Tử appeared on a yellow or golden dragon to Tr ...
, the tales of
Trạng Quỳnh, the tale of ''
Tống Trân and Cúc Hoa'', the ''
Truyện Trinh thử'' ("Tale of the Virgin Mouse"), and the ''
Hạnh Thục ca'' ("Lament while fleeing to Thục"). Interest in these vernacular Vietnamese-language poems was reawakened early in the nationalist cultural movement. As with another Vietnamese epic poem, the ''Tale of Tống Trân and Cúc Hoa'', the ''Tale of Phạm Tải and Ngọc Hoa'' has also entered Thai tradition in a narrative translation.
Plot
Phạm Tải is an orphan, and Ngọc Hoa is the daughter of a wealthy mandarin family. Their romance ends violently with Ngọc Hoa killing herself to protect Phạm Tải from the king.
[''Anthologie de la littérature vietnamienne'': XVIIIe Première moitié ... - Page 309 Kh́ăc Vịên Nguỹên, Nguyẽn Khăc Viên, H̃ưu Ngọc - 1973 "PHAM TAI ET NGOC HOA (Pham Tài — Ngọc Hoa) De tous les romans populaires en vers nom, « Pham Tai et Ngoc Hoa » constitue le réquisitoire le plus violent contre le régime féodal symbolisé par la toute puissance du roi. "]
References
Vietnamese poems
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